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São Sebastião Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São Sebastião, Concelho de Setúbal, Distrito de Setúbal

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[São Sebastião (Setúbal) commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 29 Mar 2010
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 Mar 2010

Coat of arms

[São Sebastião (Setúbal) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 29 Mar 2010

The arms are Vert a single towered wall throughout Argent masoned and open and slit Sable and in chief two arrows Or garnished Gules set in saltire and in base two dolphins Or embowed respectant. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters " shield Vert, a towered castle wall Argent masoned Sable with ports and windows Sable and, in chief two arrows Or emphasized Gules set per saltire and in base two dolphins Or naiant respectant. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SETÚBAL - S. SEBASTIÃO".
Meaning:
The arrows stand for the commune's namesake (and patron of the Catholic parish the commune originated from) Saint Sebastian.
Please note: The curious, and possibly illegal, legal prescription for the arrows to be "emphasised Gules" is not followed in some images in official use, e.g. here and here.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 Mar 2010

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 12 April 2000
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Jan 2016 /29 Mar 2010


Presentation of São Sebastião

São Sebastião Commune is one of the two urban communes that currently make up Setúbal city. São Sebastião Commune is one of the 8 communes of Setúbal Municipality, including the eastern part of the Setúbal city urban area; it had 52 542 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 19.6 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 Mar 2010


Presentation of

Commune is one of the five communes of Setúbal Municipality; it had inhabitants in 2011 and covers  km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Jan 2016


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